Day 60

Hitler

March 30, 1933

Ordered Streicher to publish the Decree for the Administration of the Provisions Concerning Auditing Obligations of Economic Enterprises of Public Corporations in the Reich Law Gazette The decree outlines the responsibilities and procedures auditors have and should follow when conducting and reporting audits. It also outlines that auditors will be punished with jail time or fines if they do not follow the process exactly. One key note in the law I that it gives auditors complete authority to seize and review the books of any enterprise deemed questionable, and determine based off findings if the business is associated with or owned by Jews. 

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Joseph Goebbels (Dr., Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda) wrote in his journal that on this day, ‘the organization of the boycott is perfected. We now need only to press a button and it will start. HLSNUREMBERGTRIALSPROJECT

Julius Streicher (publisher, propagandist) Central Committee for Defense against Jewish Horror and Boycott Agitation (1933) published an editorial titled “Defeat the Enemy of the World” in the National Socialist Party Correspondence (or Journal) (NSK). Part of the publication read “ Jewry wanted this battle. It shall have it until it realizes that the Germany of the brown battalions is not a country of cowardice and surrender. Jewry will have to fight until we have won victory! National Socialists! Defeat the enemy of the world. Even if the world is full of devils, we shall succeed in the end.” HLSNUREMBERGTRIALSPROJECT

A Raid against Berlin lawyers in the courts happened at noon, Margarete Limberg and Hubert Rübsaat recall in “Germans No More: Accounts of Jewish Everyday Life, 1933–1938” BerghahnBooks, 2006 p. 25

Trump

March 20, 2025

On his 60th day in office Donald Trump...

• Signed an executive order that orders Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to start dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, which is responsible for setting federal academic standards. NPR Reuters SeattleTimes BostonGlobe

• Said Fed should cut rates as tariff push heats up. Seattle Times

• Said ‘There’s a very strong man in Canada,’ referring to Doug Ford. SeattleTimes

• Extended deadline for New York to end congestion toll for Manhattan drivers. APNews

• Urged Supreme Court to limit judges' power to impede his agenda. Reuters

• Invoked emergency powers to boost US critical minerals production. Reuters

• Said US will sign Ukraine minerals deal soon. Reuters

• Rescinds Order Targeting Law Firm Paul Weiss. WSJ

Executive orders in the second presidency of Donald Trump​​

TBD  Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities

TBD  Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production

TBD  Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement

TBD  Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos

Additional News​​​

• European military powers work on 5-to-10-year plan to replace US in NATO, FT reports. Reuters

• Everyday tattoos got Venezuelan men ID’d as gang members and deported, lawyers say. APNews

• Colombian-Venezuelan migrant held in El Salvador has no ties to feared gang, wife says. Reuters

• Raids shatter perception of Puerto Rico as a sanctuary for immigrants. APNews

• The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration orders a product recall of 46,000 Tesla Cybertrucks, nearly all active Cybertrucks on the roads, due to an issue with an exterior panel that can detach while driving due to an ineffective structural adhesive. TheHill Reuters APNews BBCNews

• Tesla removed from Vancouver International Auto Show on safety concerns. Reuters

• Nordic country ranked the happiest in the world, as U.S. falls to lowest-ever position. SeattleTimes

• Trump administration turned away French scientist over views on Trump policies, France says. SeattleTimes PoliticoEU

• People named in JFK assassination documents are not happy their personal information was released. APNews SeattleTimes

• 67,000 white South Africans have expressed interest in Trump’s plan to give them refugee status. SeattleTimes

• Are We Finally Ready for Andrea Dworkin? The radical feminist’s work has been divisive since the 80’s/ Now, three of her books are being re-released. SeattleTimes

• How Three Alleged Tesla Vandals Got Caught. 404Media

• ‘More of a struggle’: Some parents worry how Trump’s Ed Department order will harm children, schools. BostonGlobe

• A hostile takeover at Columbia. BostonGlobe

• Columbia up against Trump deadline for meeting demands over campus protests. Reuters

• Trans girls playing girls’ sports? How about a more radical idea: Abolish the gender divide in athletics altogether. BostonGlobe

• What’s happening with the Institute of Museum and Library Services after Trump’s executive order. APNews

• Social Security in-person identity checks opposed by advocates and retirees alike. APNews

• Notice of immigration escape came too late to help. Police say two men escaped  from a Denver area immigration detention center apparently after its back doors opened during a power outage. APNews

• The release of a 1961 plan to break up the CIA revives an old conspiracy theory about who killed JFK. APNews

• US agency kills Colorado wolf in Wyoming where it was suspected of killing sheep. APNews

• Man gets prison in US for helping pressure Chinese expat to return home. APNews

• Delta plane that flipped over in Toronto last month showed high rate of descent, initial report says. APNews

• Here’s how some human rights and LGBTQ+ groups prepared for major foreign aid cuts under Trump. APNews

• VA shake-up disrupts mental health services for some US veterans. Reuters

Trump Administration/Cabinet

• Russia and Trump administration to discuss Black Sea shipping on Monday. Reuters

• Trump administration to finish $671 million in foreign aid payments nearly two weeks after court deadline. Reuters

• Trump administration and Israel to hold high-level talks on Iran at White House next week. Reuters

• Trump administration approves precision rocket sale to Saudi Arabia amid Houthi conflict. Reuters

• Trump administration considering Burgess to lead CDC, sources say. Reuters

• Trump administrtaion denies Mexico's request for special delivery channel for Colorado River water. Reuters

• Trump administration slaps Iran-related sanctions on oil tankers, China 'teapot' refinery. Reuters

• Trump administration delays $2.6 billion climate finance package to South Africa, Bloomberg news reports. Reuters

• Trump administration propose plan revamping US foreign aid, memo says. Reuters

• Trump’s bluntness powered a White House comeback. Now his words are getting him in trouble in court. APNews

• Trump's move to break up education dept a conservative pipe dream since Reagan. BBCNews APNews

• Trump eyes Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant. Problem: It’s occupied by Russia. PoliticoEU

• Pentagon set up briefing for Musk on potential war with China. SeattleTimes

• United States district judge for the District of Maryland Ellen Lipton Hollander temporarily blocks the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing Social Security systems that cover the personal information of U.S. citizens. Judge Hollander also orders the department to delete any previously-accessed personal identifiable information in their possession. Reuters APNews SeattleTimes

• Trump administration  attacks Mayor Michelle Wu as ‘radical’ after she criticized Trump in defiant State of the City address. BostonGlobe

• US immigration authorities detain, seek to deport pro-Palestine Georgetown student. AlJazeera

• US CENTCOM: forces continue 24/7 operations against the Iran-backed Houthis. AlJazeera

• US military carries out more strikes on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. AlJazeera

• DeSantis warns he has ‘tools’ including suspending local officials if they don’t cooperate with ICE. APNews SeattleTimes

• Pentagon restores histories of Navajo Code Talkers, other Native veterans after public outcry. APNews

Judges/Courts

• Judge calls Trump administration’s latest response on deportation flights ‘woefully insufficient’. Reuters APNews

• Government cannot deport Georgetown scholar until court rules, judge orders. APNews SeattleTimes

• Judge tells Columbia and Barnard to refrain from turning over student disciplinary records for now. APNews

• US judge who criticized Trump attacks on judiciary cleared of ethics complaints.  Reuters

• Jury convicts 2 men of plotting to assassinate an Iranian American journalist in New York. APNews SeattleTimes

• Jury convicts failed New Mexico political candidate in drive-by shootings at officials’ homes. APNews

• Boeing blamed for whistleblower’s death in new lawsuit. SeattleTimes

• Amazon considers appeal after court sides with regulator on record privacy fine. EuroNews

• Ex-FBI agent who accused agency of political bias is charged with disclosing confidential records. APNews

• New York’s top court blocks NYC from letting non-citizens vote. APNews

• Man pleads guilty in pipe bomb attack on Massachusetts group Satanic Temple. APNews​

US Congress/US States

• US Senate Democrats call on Trump Medicare nominee Dr. Oz to pay $400,000 in avoided taxes. Reuters

• Senate Democrats unveil tax proposals as budget debate heats up. SeattleTimes

• ‘Shame on that’: GOP lawmakers confronted over Trump and Musk support at fiery town halls. BostonGlobe

• Democratic Gov. Beshear vetoes GOP bill to dismantle DEI efforts at Kentucky’s public universities. APNews

• GOP Rep. John Rose launches run for Tennessee governor. APNews

• Washington Senator Patty Murray: Trump won’t gut the Education Department ‘on my watch’. SeattleTimes

• Alabama lawmakers approve paid parental leave for state employee. APNews

• Iowa review finds 35 noncitizens voted last fall. That is a tiny fraction of the ballots cast. APNews

• Georgia lawmakers give final passage to state income tax cuts and rebates. APNews

• Georgia’s legal system is poised for an overhaul after a multiyear push. APNews

• Maryland governor announces budget framework deal with taxes, cuts. APNews

• A new anti-transgender bathroom bill in Tennessee is headed to the governor’s desk. APNews

• Minnesota state senator resigns after he was charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution. APNews

• Oklahoma executes the man who killed a woman 20 years ago in a home invasion and robbery. APNews

• Maryland failed to assess the vulnerability of its Francis Scott Key Bridge long before it collapsed. APNews

• South Carolina public health chief’s confirmation hearing overshadowed by COVID anger. APNews​

Business/Finance

• Stocks slip in choppy trade as economic, tariff outlook eyed. Reuters

• XRP jumps 8% after Ripple’s CEO says SEC has dropped its case against the crypto currency. APNews

• US companies race to secure import tariff exemptions after Trump pause. Reuters

• Trump trade upheaval leaves foreign central banks guessing. Reuters

• Global debt exceeds $100 trillion as interest costs surge, OECD says. Reuters

• Citi bonuses provide helpful how-not-to guide. Reuters

• Stargate is test of SoftBank financial engineering. Reuters

• Disney in search of perhaps its greatest sequel — a successor to Bob Iger. APNews​

Weather/Health/Science/Technology/Space

• RFK, Jr., Wants to Make Baby Formula Safer, but Trump Budget Cuts Imperil That Effort. SCIAM

• Charts Show How Measles Outbreaks Flourish Where Vaccination Rates Fall. SCIAM

• Five things Trump must do to combat bird flu. BostonGlobe

• How meal size and timing can affect your health. SeattleTimes

• Experimental drug may slow dementia onset for patients with rare genetic form of Alzheimer’s, but it still needs to be proven. APNews EuroNews

• Beware of unproven cancer treatments advertised online, EU medicine regulators say. EuroNews

• Protecting your peace in the Trump/Musk ‘hurriquakenado’. BostonGlobe

• Encrypted messaging apps promise privacy. Government transparency is often the price. APNews

• Would you let a robot draw your blood? Health systems are trying new device. SeattleTimes

• Mouse-to-Mouse Resuscitation: Rodents Try to Revive Unconscious Buddies. SCIAM

• How Will Climate Scientists Know When the World Gets to the 1.5 C Mark? SCIAM

• Climate protection can only fail due to incompetence or unwillingness. EuroNews

• Scientists develop record cold refrigerator that could unlock full potential of quantum computers. EuroNews

• Nvidia to open quantum computing lab, CEO says. Reuters

• Perplexity AI in talks to raise funds at $18 billion valuation, source says. Reuters

• A Texas robotics company gets approval to search for MH370 in a new part of the Indian Ocean. APNews

• OpenAI faces European privacy complaint after ChatGPT allegedly hallucinated man murdered his sons. EuroNews

• ChatGPT hit with complaint for calling user a child murderer. PoliticoEU

• Blizzard pounds US Midwest with heavy snow and whiteout conditions. BBCNews

• Texas wildfire prompts evacuations as Arkansas and Florida also battle blazes. SeattleTimes

• Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumes dazzling show with lava fountains hundreds of feet high. SeattleTimes

• We’re Not Going to Mars Anytime Soon—Despite What Musk Says. SCIAM

• European Space Agency releases trove of data that might help us understand dark matter. EuroNews

World News/EU/EN/NATO

• Europe’s new unanimity: Orbán doesn’t need to agree. If the Hungarian prime minister wants to go it alone, he’s very welcome to, diplomats say. PoliticoEU EuroNews

• EU holds fire on US spirits in tit-for-tat trade war. EuroNews PoliticoEU

• ECB’s Lagarde: EU needs to be ready for tariff ‘blackmail’ in age of Trump. PoliticoEU

• EU presses on with steel ‘porcupine strategy’ for Ukraine as Russia tries to end Western support. APNews

• EU asylum applications drop 13 percent in 2024. PoliticoEU

• Germany urges Britain to rejoin EU customs union. PoliticoEU

• Inter-institutional talks on foreign investment screening to kick off in May, says EU trade chief. PoliticoEU

• The European Commission continues to skirt the European Parliament’s budgetary scrutiny. PoliticoEU

• UN aid chief ‘demands answers’ after UN staffer killed in Gaza. AlJazeera

• Five UNRWA staff killed in Gaza, fears worst is yet to come. Reuters

• UN says renewed Gaza violence makes hostage return more distant. Reuters

• Trade tariffs could push up eurozone inflation by 0.5%, ECB’s Lagarde warns. EuroNews

• Brussels seeks to create single market for European defense. EuroNews

• 'There is a massive migration of investment from the US to to Europe’, says Euronext CEO. EuroNews

• Global aid cuts are ‘crippling’ the fight against the world’s deadliest infectious disease, WHO says. EuroNews

• EVs set to save Europe 20 million tonnes of CO2 this year but transport remains biggest polluter. EuroNews

• UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer supports a campaign for TV series ‘Adolescence’ to be shown in schools to combat an alarming rise in toxic masculinity and violence, and how young men are being radicalized by social media.  EuroNews

• The countries on Nato's eastern flank are preparing for the possibility of being targeted by Russia. BBCNews

• Products containing dangerous chemicals could get EU green label. EuroNews

• Huawei suspended from key tech lobby group over corruption scandal. PoliticoEU

• UN refugee agency says Cyprus still pushes back migrant boats, Cyprus insists agency has it wrong. APNews

• EU must pay more heed to instability in Western Balkans, says Croatian PM. Reuters

Canada

• Canada PM Carney to call for April 28 election on Sunday, Globe and Mail reports. Reuters BBCNews

• Canadian farmers face two-front trade war as China duties take effect. Reuters

Mexico

• At Mexico's 'ranch of horror' families of the missing hope for answers. Reuters

China

• Hong Kong’s richest man is in hot water over Panama Canal ports deal. APNews

• China calls for protections for students in US after Congressional panel demands data from colleges. APNews

• Chinese LiDAR maker rejects report backing U.S. claims it supplies China’s military. APNews

• China tech giants dig pricey trench for AI war. Reuters

• China's 'Hermes of gold' shines despite lacklustre demand for high-end goods. Reuters​

Europe

• Majority of Europeans see Trump as an enemy, survey shows. PoliticoEU

• Nicola Sturgeon cleared in police probe of SNP’s finances. PoliticoEU

• Protesters interrupt House of Lords proceedings, call for the chamber to be abolished. APNews

• UK’s Prince William praises Ukraine's 'resilience' in Estonia visit. BBCNews

• Britain won’t deploy troops in Ukraine without US support, says minister. PoliticoEU

• One person dead and 15 rescued after trying to cross English Channel. EuroNews

• Bank of England keeps benchmark interest rate stable at 4.5%. EuroNews PoliticoEU

• UK rebukes Israeli defense minister who called for ‘total devastation’ of Gaza. PoliticoEU

• UK PM Starmer: We must be ready to react quickly if Ukraine peace deal struck. Reuters

• UK elite law firm fined over €500,000 for Russian sanctions breaches. EuroNews PoliticoEU

• Britain beefs up travel warnings over US border enforcement. Reuters

• France to host another Ukraine summit on March 27. PoliticoEU

• French citizen Olivier Grondeau is freed after over 880 days in a prison in Iran. APNews

• Survival manual to be sent to every French household by this summer. EuroNews

• Uzbekistan and France strengthen economic ties with major trade agreements. EuroNews

• Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez to meet Xi in China next month. Reuters

• Spain's ruling coalition split over defence spending as EU leaders push for increases. Reuters

• Spain scraps wolves' protected status in rural north. Reuters

• Swiss National Bank cuts policy rate further as low inflation persists. EuroNews

• ‘A threat to autonomy’: Dutch parliament urges government to move away from US cloud services. EuroNews

• North Macedonia holds mass funerals for young victims of nightclub fire. APNews

• Greek guard charged in crackdown on antiquities smuggling rings. Reuters

• Greece to press EU over returning illegal migrants denied asylum, says PM. Reuters

• Germany’s Scholz slams Turkey for arrest of Erdoğan’s main political rival. PoliticoEU

• Deutsche Bank, a German multinational investment bank and financial services company, announces it will downsize and cut 2,000 jobs in its retail banking division this year. DW

• Erdogan dismisses as 'theatrics' criticism of Istanbul mayor detention. Reuters

• Sweden's prime minister says that buying US weapons is not a security risk. Reuters

• Swedish government proposes bill to allow police to use AI face-recognition. Reuters

• Finland crowned world's happiest country for 8th year in a row ahead of these European countries, US gets lowest-ever rank in World Happiness Report.AlJazeera EuroNews

• Poland seeks to resume production of anti-personnel mines, minister says. Reuters

• Vitold Fokin, the first prime minister of modern-day Ukraine, dies at age 92. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mourns him as "a sense of loss for all Ukrainians". TheKyivIndependent

• Zelensky tells Russia to drop 'unnecessary' demands ahead of peace talks. BBCNews

• Zelenskiy says Ukrainian experts will be in Saudi Arabia on Monday. Reuters

• Sacrificing Ukraine’s interests now will allow another invasion. The threat of Russia attacking EU and NATO states from the territory of Belarus should be taken very seriously, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Euronews. She says that will depend on whether Ukraine's interests are sacrificed now. EuroNews

• Military leaders discuss Ukraine peacekeeping force as partial ceasefire plans are worked out. SeattleTimes

• Ukraine's Zelenskiy to meet European leaders in Paris next week - diplomats. Reuters

• Ukrainian forces have not been encircled in Kursk region, Kyiv and military officials say. EuroNews

• Ukraine's 'chaotic' withdrawal from Russia, in its soldiers' words. BBCNews

• Ceasefire talks put Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia on the spotlight. What’s next for the nuclear power plant. APNews

• Massive explosions are reported after the Ukrainian Armed Forces drone strike  the Engels-2 air base in Russia. Reports indicate that nearby houses are also damaged by the explosions.  Reuters

Asia/Asia Pacific

• Russia launches a massive drone attack in Odesa, Ukraine, causing injuries among civilians, wounding 10 including four children, and damaging civilian infrastructure. Reuters

• Putin offers Syria's Sharaa support and cooperation. Reuters

• Russian defence minister inspects training in Caspian Sea. Reuters

• The Indonesian House of Representatives passes a law revision regarding the Indonesian Armed Forces which expands the amount of civilian positions an active officer can hold from ten to fourteen while also raising the retirement age for soldiers, prompting protests across the country fearing eroding civil control. Tempo CNNIndonesia

• Anger as Indonesia law allows military bigger role in government. BBCNews

• Why Indonesia’s new military law is alarming pro-democracy activists and rights groups. APNews

• Japan's core inflation hits 3% in February, keeps alive BOJ rate-hike bets.  Reuters

• 30 years after deadly Tokyo subway gassing, survivors and victims’ families still seeking closure. APNews

• Taiwan’s president says the defense budget will exceed 3% of GDP in military overhaul. APNews

• North Korea's Kim oversees test-fire of anti-aircraft missile system. Reuters

• South Korea Constitutional Court to rule on PM Han's impeachment on March 24. Reuters

• South Korea, US wrap up annual military drills, stage joint river-crossing. Reuters

• Russian warplane entered South Korean air defence zone, Seoul says. Reuters

• Philippines eyes transforming islands of former U.S. base into military reservation. Reuters​​

Middle East

• Iran says it will consider 'opportunities' as well as threats in Trump letter. Reuters

• Taliban frees an American man who was abducted while traveling in Afghanistan more than 2 years ago. APNews SeattleTimes

• Netanyahu Fires Israeli Intelligence Chief, Deepening Domestic Turmoil.  WSJ

• A look at Israel’s multilayered air defense as military says it shot down missile from Yemen. APNews

• Jerusalem Taxi driver accused of ramming car into Israeli peace protest. AlJazeera

• Police crack down on large protest near residence of Israel PM Netanyahu. APNews

• Israeli police fire water cannon at protest outside Netanyahu’s home. AlJazeera

• Gaza’s civilians ‘petrified’ by ferocity of Israeli attacks. AlJazeera

• Early morning attacks conducted by the Israel Defense Forces on the Gaza Strip  allegedly kills at least 91 Palestinians, including children. CTVNews AlJazeera

• At least 91 killed in Gaza as Israel abandons ceasefire, orders evacuations. Reuters

• Newborn baby, children, women among at least 37 killed in predawn attacks. AlJazeera

• A month-old girl is pulled from the rubble in Gaza after an airstrike killed her parents. APNews

• A pregnant woman and her young son were killed in Gaza by an Israeli airstrike. APNews

• Israeli strikes across Gaza hit multiple homes, killing at least 85 Palestinians. BostonGlobe EuroNews

• Italy airlifts nine Palestinian children from Gaza for life-saving treatment. EuroNews

• Hamas fires rockets at Tel Aviv as Israel renews Gaza ground campaign. BBCNews

• Hamas says talks with mediators ongoing to halt Israeli offensive on Gaza. Reuters

• Pakistan army captain and 10 militants killed in a security raid in the northwest. APNews

• Dozens arrested over online posts in Turkey after key Erdoğan rival detained. EuroNews

• Arrest of Istanbul mayor İmamoğlu sparks student protests across Turkey. EuroNews

• Thousands rally in Istanbul for second night to protest against mayor İmamoğlu’s arrest. APNews EuroNews

• Germany reopens Damascus embassy 13 years after Syrian war forced its closure. EuroNews

• India grants initial approval for $6 billion defence purchases. Reuters

• India detains hundreds of farmers as police bulldoze protest sites. Reuters​

Africa

• Zimbabwe's Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry is elected as the 10th and first female President of the International Olympic Committee in the first round of voting. BBCNews APNews

• Rwandan-backed M23 rebels capture the town of Walikale in North Kivu,  Democratic Republic of the Congo, following the collapse of peace talks with the Congolese government. APNews

• Congo rebels dismiss ceasefire calls, capture strategic town. Reuters

• Congo conflict shutters Heineken brewery, cripples economy. Reuters

• Rwanda gets backing from world cycling chief despite blowback over Congo war. Reuters

• Ex-banker Thiam drops French nationality in bid for Ivory Coast presidency. Reuters

• South Sudan president sacks Upper Nile governor after clashes with ethnic militia. Reuters

• Sudan army close to taking control of Presidential Palace from RSF, state TV says. Reuters

• 67,000 white South Africans have expressed interest in Trump’s plan to give them refugee status. APNews

• Ethiopia's Abiy rules out war with Eritrea over Red Sea access. Reuters

• Ethiopia introduces new tax to fill gap after USAID funding pause. APNews

• President working on resetting SA-US relations: Magwenya. SABCNews

• Ramaphosa calls for restraint when welcoming Rasool from US. SABCNews

• Madikizela-Mandela remembered at annual lecture. SABCNews

• MK Party wins Ward 1 in Saldanha Bay by-election. SABCNews

Australia

• Australian prosecutors drop assault charge against Papua New Guinea minister. APNews

• Australia launches military nanosatellite. Janes​

Latin America/Caribbean

• What is El Salvador's mega-prison holding Venezuelans deported from the US? Reuters

• Brazil’s police raid homes of suspects in smuggling 2,000 assault rifles from Miami. APNews

• Chile's resilient Patagonian Ice Dragon insect at risk from dwindling glaciers. Reuters

• Mulino dismisses reports of US military evaluating Panama Canal options. Reuters

• Venezuela says 311 migrants returned from Mexico. Reuters

• Foreign Liaison Officers Integrate into AFSOUTH Air Operations. DialogoAmercias

• Organized Crime’s Transformation in Latin America and Its impact on the Region. DIalogoAmericas

On this day in history, March 20th

1206 – Michael IV Autoreianos is appointed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.

1600 – The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden:

five Swedish noblemen are publicly beheaded in the aftermath of the War against

Sigismund (1598–1599).

1602 – The Dutch East India Company is established.

1616 – Sir Walter Raleigh is freed from the Tower of London after 13 years of imprisonment.

1760 – The Great Boston Fire of 1760 destroys 349 buildings.

1815 – After escaping from Elba, Napoleon enters Paris with a regular army of 140,000

and a volunteer force of around 200,000, beginning his "Hundred Days" rule.

1848 – German revolutions of 1848–49: King Ludwig I of Bavaria abdicates.

1852 – Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is published.

1854 – The Republican Party of the United States is organized in Ripon, Wisconsin, US.

1883 – The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.

1888 – The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.

1890 – Chancellor of the German Empire Otto von Bismarck is dismissed by 

Emperor Wilhelm II.

1896 – With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened,

marking the beginning of a postal service in China.

1903 – The first of a series of auctions of sheep farming land in southern Patagonia takes place

impacting established settlers.

1913 – Sung Chiao-jen, a founder of the Chinese Nationalist Party, is wounded in an

assassination attempt and dies 2 days later.

1916 – Albert Einstein submits his paper, "The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity",

which establishes his general theory of relativity, to the journal Annalen der Physik.

1921 – The Upper Silesia plebiscite, mandated by the Versailles Treaty to determine a section

of the border between Weimar Germany and Poland, is held.

1922 – The USS Langley is commissioned as the first United States Navy aircraft carrier.

1923 – The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso's first United States

showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent

of modern art in the United States.

1926 – Chiang Kai-shek initiates a purge of communist elements within the National

Revolutionary Army in Guangzhou.

1933 – The Trans-Jordan assembly voted 13-3 to repeal a ban against sales of land to

foreigners, opening the way for Jewish colonization of Palestine. 

1942 – World War II: General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his

famous speech regarding the fall of the Philippines, in which he says: "I came out

of Bataan and I shall return".

1948 – With a Musicians Union ban lifted, the first telecasts of classical music in the United

States, under Eugene Ormandy and Arturo Toscanini, are given on CBS and NBC.

1951 – Fujiyoshida, a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in the center of the

Japanese main island of Honshū is founded.

1952 – The US Senate ratifies the Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan.

1956 – Tunisia gains independence from France.

1964 – The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research

Organisation) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.

1972 – The Troubles: The first car bombing by the Provisional IRA in Belfast kills seven people

and injures 148 others in Northern Ireland.

1987 – The Food and Drug Administration approves the anti-AIDS drug, AZT.

1988 – Eritrean War of Independence: Having defeated the Nadew Command, the Eritrean

People's Liberation Front enters the town of Afabet, victoriously concluding the Battle

of Afabet.

1990 – Ferdinand Marcos's widow, Imelda Marcos, goes on trial for bribery, embezzlement,

and racketeering.

1993 – The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb kills two children in Warrington, England.

It leads to mass protests in both Britain and Ireland.

2000 – Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, a former Black Panther once known as H. Rap Brown,

is captured after murdering Georgia sheriff's deputy Ricky Kinchen and critically

wounding Deputy Aldranon English.

2003 – Iraq War: The United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Poland begin

an invasion of Iraq.

2006 – Over 150 Chadian soldiers are killed in eastern Chad by members of the rebel UFDC.

The rebel movement sought to overthrow Chadian president Idriss Déby.

2010 – Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland begins eruptions that would last for three months, heavily

disrupting air travel in Europe.

2015 – A Solar eclipse, equinox, and a supermoon all occur on the same day.

2015 – Syrian civil war: The Siege of Kobanî is broken by the People's Protection Units (YPG)

and Free Syrian Army (FSA), marking a turning point in the Rojava–Islamist conflict.

2019 – Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is sworn in as acting president of Kazakhstan, following the

resignation of long-time president Nursultan Nazarbayev.